Visibility management and the body: How gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth regulate visibility nonverbally

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-117

  Lasser, Jon ^a   Wicker, Nichole ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Calallen Independent School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; High school students; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Secondary schools; Visibility management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649909878     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J524v05n01_08     Document Type: Review

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